The Meaning of Numbers 2:29 Explained

Numbers 2:29

KJV: Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

YLT: And the tribe of Naphtali; and the prince of the sons of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan;

Darby: And with them shall be the tribe of Naphtali; and the prince of the sons of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan;

ASV: And the tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then the tribe  of Naphtali:  and the captain  of the children  of Naphtali  [shall be] Ahira  the son  of Enan. 

What does Numbers 2:29 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 2

1  The order of the tribes in their tents

What do the individual words in Numbers 2:29 mean?

And [comes] the tribe of Naphtali and the leader of the sons of Naphtali [shall be] Ahira son of Enan
וּמַטֵּ֖ה נַפְתָּלִ֑י וְנָשִׂיא֙ לִבְנֵ֣י נַפְתָּלִ֔י אֲחִירַ֖ע בֶּן־ עֵינָֽן

וּמַטֵּ֖ה  And  [comes]  the  tribe 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
נַפְתָּלִ֑י  of  Naphtali 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַפְתָּלִי  
Sense: the 5th son of Jacob and the 2nd by Bilhah the handmaid of Rachel.
וְנָשִׂיא֙  and  the  leader 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נָשִׂיא 
Sense: one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader.
לִבְנֵ֣י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
נַפְתָּלִ֔י  of  Naphtali 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַפְתָּלִי  
Sense: the 5th son of Jacob and the 2nd by Bilhah the handmaid of Rachel.
אֲחִירַ֖ע  [shall  be]  Ahira 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲחִירַע  
Sense: a chief of Naphtali.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עֵינָֽן  of  Enan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵינָן  
Sense: a prince of the tribe of Naphtali at the census at Mount Sinai.